Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 147 | 196 | 424 | 519 | 588 | 827 | 1331 | 1077 | 886 | 742 | 615 | 444 | 334 | 392 | 346 | 261 | 965 | 2164 | 3316 | 5659 | 6889 | 5142 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:23AM1.66m | 9:47PM1.55m | 10:19AM1.65m | 10:42PM1.54m | 11:11AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02AM0.43m | 3:38PM0.49m | 3:54AM0.47m | 4:30PM0.51m | 4:44AM0.47m | 5:19PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 118 | 147 | 193 | 424 | 519 | 588 | 827 | 1331 | 1077 | 886 | 742 | 615 | 444 | 334 | 392 | 346 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 30 | 40 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | NE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 131 | 144 | 196 | 226 | 177 | 78 | 78 | 184 | 184 | 144 | 140 | 111 | 40 | 82 | 82 | 71 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | NE 12 | NE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | NNW 5 | NE 11 | — | NE 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | 33 | 51 | 5 | 8 | 109 | 111 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 109 | 16 | 9 | 87 | 4 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 6 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 33 | 62 | 26 | 100 | 78 | 73 | 261 | 965 | 2164 | 3316 | 5659 | 6889 | 5142 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 221 | 63 | 145 | 302 | 588 | 36 | 35 |
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